The annual hunting and fishing show held by the Long Point Area Fish and Game Club attracted a good crowd despite the nasty weekend weather, says the club's treasurer.

“Attendance was down from the previous year due at least in part to the weather,” Bob Hawke said. “But everyone there, including club members, vendors and attendees all had a good day.

“Everyone I spoke with personally indicated they hoped to be back next year.”

Held at the Port Rowan Community Centre, the event attracted 20 vendors selling everything an outdoors man or woman would want including, guns, ammunition, reels, lures, camping equipment and clothing. A local taxidermist and a decoy carver were also part of the event, Hawke said.

Southwestern Ontario was hit hard by more than 12 centimetres of snow on Friday and Saturday, but while the number of visitors to the show may have been down, there was still a good turnout, Hawke said.

“We have people from Norfolk and we have a lot from Paris and Brantford.

“A lot of people who attend our show have cottages here or ice-fishing huts and they come down here to make a day of it. They pay us a visit then check on their properties or go ice-fishing.”

The club also holds a yearly yard sale and proceeds from the events enable the club to continue its fishing, hunting and conservation efforts in the Long Point area.

“We know how valuable and precious this area is and we want to keep it that way,” Hawke said. “That's why we become involved in partnerships and conservation.

“We always say to visitors 'come to enjoy it but don't destroy it'.”

Another big selling point of the annual hunting and fishing show are the contributions from the Walsingham Women's Institute, which had lunch items for sale as well as some home baked pies.

“I'm partial to the peach pie that they serve every year and it was terrific again this year,” Hawke said. “But I'm told that for a lot of visitors its their elderberry pie that everyone loves so much.”